Japan vs New Zealand: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students

Japan
13.01 Years
in 2024
New Zealand
12.64 Years
in 2024
Japan rank
28th
New Zealand rank
31st

Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students over time

  • Japan
  • New Zealand
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 13.01 Years against 12.64 Years in New Zealand, a difference of 0.37 Years.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 34 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan New Zealand Difference Ahead
2010s 13.01 Years 12.62 Years 0.3916 Years Japan
2020s 13 Years 12.62 Years 0.3849 Years Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students, Japan or New Zealand?
Japan, at 13.01 Years against 12.64 Years in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students between Japan and New Zealand?
0.37 Years, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
Japan ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 31st of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled
Unit
Years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
45 places, 531 data points, 2013–2024
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This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.